Jonathan (4 years, 3 months)
While watching the Packer's game...
Aden: "Daddy, when can I play football?"
Daniel: "When you get a little older..."
Jonathan: "Yeah, you have to be like 28 or 90 to play football."
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Ottoman
Jonathan (4 years, 3 months)
This morning Jonathan asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I mentioned a few "bigger" items and then rattled off a bunch of things that would be within his budget and ability to get for me, such as drawing me a nice picture, making me an ornament, a Snickers candy bar, a new candle, etc. Well, a few hours later Jonathan came up to me and out of the blue asked me how to make an ottoman. We have three ottomans in our house and we often use the word in conversation: "Can you set this on the ottoman for me?" "The remote is on the ottoman sweetie." "Please don't set your food on the furniture. See, you got peanut butter and jelly on the ottoman!" All that to say, the fact that he asked me how to make an ottoman was a little odd (because what 4-year old wants to make an ottoman?) but Jonathan is not a stranger to random comments so I didn't think much of it and went on to describe that you'd probably use wood and make a sturdy box first and then you'd add some padding to the top and then cover it with fabric or leather or something. He just sort of stared at me and then turned and went about playing.
Later this afternoon Jonathan said, "Mommy, when are we gonna put the ottomans on the Christmas tree?"
So, when he asked how to make an "ottoman" the sweet boy really wanted to know was how he could make an ornament for me for Christmas.
This morning Jonathan asked me what I wanted for Christmas. I mentioned a few "bigger" items and then rattled off a bunch of things that would be within his budget and ability to get for me, such as drawing me a nice picture, making me an ornament, a Snickers candy bar, a new candle, etc. Well, a few hours later Jonathan came up to me and out of the blue asked me how to make an ottoman. We have three ottomans in our house and we often use the word in conversation: "Can you set this on the ottoman for me?" "The remote is on the ottoman sweetie." "Please don't set your food on the furniture. See, you got peanut butter and jelly on the ottoman!" All that to say, the fact that he asked me how to make an ottoman was a little odd (because what 4-year old wants to make an ottoman?) but Jonathan is not a stranger to random comments so I didn't think much of it and went on to describe that you'd probably use wood and make a sturdy box first and then you'd add some padding to the top and then cover it with fabric or leather or something. He just sort of stared at me and then turned and went about playing.
Later this afternoon Jonathan said, "Mommy, when are we gonna put the ottomans on the Christmas tree?"
So, when he asked how to make an "ottoman" the sweet boy really wanted to know was how he could make an ornament for me for Christmas.
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